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G-Ruler is Dashboard widget that provides a gorgeous on-screen ruler to measure your screen. It's ideal for graphic designers and web developers who wish to measure screen elements.
Features:
Features:
- Choose from Pixels, Picas, Centimeters, or Inches
- Flip the Ruler between horizontal and vertical
- Pinpoint pixel perfect measurements with a tracking crosshair
- Add multiple rulers each with different settings
- Choose between four themes, Azure, Bubblegum, Onyx, and Clear.
What's New
Version 1.6:
- Added live cursor tracking
- Crosshair cursor when over the edge
- Picas added
- Web link + version No. on back panel
- Updated Dashboard Icon
Requirements
PPC / Intel, Mac OS X 10.4 or later.
PPC / Intel, Mac OS X 10.4 or later.
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| Downloads:10,781 |
| Version Downloads:7,578 |
| Type:Dashboard : Miscellaneous |
| License:Free |
| Date:24 May 2005 |
| Platform:PPC / Intel |
| Price:Free |
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G-Ruler is Dashboard widget that provides a gorgeous on-screen ruler to measure your screen. It's ideal for graphic designers and web developers who wish to measure screen elements.
Features:
Features:
- Choose from Pixels, Picas, Centimeters, or Inches
- Flip the Ruler between horizontal and vertical
- Pinpoint pixel perfect measurements with a tracking crosshair
- Add multiple rulers each with different settings
- Choose between four themes, Azure, Bubblegum, Onyx, and Clear.
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It is simple: One inch = 72 pixels on a screen with a resolution of 72 pixels per inch. However, on a screen with a resolution of 96 pixels per inch, for example, 1 inch = 96 pixels. So, if the ruler is drawn as a simple 72 dpi image (i.e., it is impossible to adjust it) it will show inches accurately only on a screen with a resolution of 72 pixels per inch. On a screen with a resolution of 96 pixels per inch, it will show 72 pixels as an inch instead of 96.
The guy who posted anonymously on 7 Aug '05 is absolutely right and thanks to him I avoided downloading G-Ruler and instead downloaded Free Ruler today.
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cruzdrew reviewed on 01 Nov 2006
Anonymous reviewed on 24 Sep 2005
As for the guy who thought he should be able to use it to measure real-world objects (wuh?) - man, if it's a problem for you, why not write your own widget instead of ragging on other people's stuff?
Anonymous reviewed on 23 Sep 2005
The previous poster insisted that he should be able to measure real world items (bananas and pencils etc) with G-Ruler.
To anyone experiencing the same issues, may I recommend getting a real ruler and a real life to go with it.
Al the best,
Tom.
Anonymous reviewed on 07 Aug 2005
People are saying "why would you want the on-screen ruler to match up with a real ruler?" The counter-argument is, "then why include in or cm at all?" If you're going to include physical measurements, at least bother to make them accurate.
For those who don't understand, the issue is that the ruler is drawn as a simple 72dpi image. Unfortunately, not all screens have a density of exactly 72 pixels per inch. So on any such screen, such as on all iBooks and PowerBooks, the ruler will not be accurate for any physical length measurements.
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Anonymous reviewed on 17 Jun 2005
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Anonymous reviewed on 24 May 2005
Anonymous reviewed on 17 May 2005
Check them against Photoshops.
Its not a measurement of your physical screen size, that would be pointless!
Anonymous reviewed on 09 May 2005
Apple LCD studio display, 17 inches, 1280*1024... but if done right.. that shouldnt matter...
Its not meant to be a measurement of the physical size on the screen, what use would that be?
Anonymous reviewed on 09 May 2005
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Orlandoech rated on 05 Jul 2011